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18 May 1908 557 in his selfish desires, and that he should try to make his conduct correspond to the pleasure of God so much so that he utters no word and commits no deed except that it be with the pleasure of God. Allah is Holy and Pure. He desires that man should tread the path that is in accord with His attributes. He is Merciful and expects man to be merciful. He is Beneficent and expects to see beneficence in man. The attributes of God are mani- fest in the law of nature. We see that physically this world has existed for a very long time. He has always provided everyone with food, water, clothing, light, etc. and all the other essential requirements and human needs. His attributes of Mercifulness and Graciousness and the demands of His other marvellous attributes have always sustained His creation. Thus, what God desires is to make man a reflection of His attributes. After this, the professor and the lady thanked the Promised Messiah as and said, ‘We are thankful that you allowed us the honour of this con- versation and made a valuable contribution to our knowledge. Our time was well spent. ’ 1 1. Al- H akam, vol. 12, no. 35, p. 4–7, dated 30 May 1908